Ryzen 3 5300G vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.59
+91.8%
Ryzen 3 5300G
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.13

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking439925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency54.6411.84
Architecture codenameno dataCezanne (2021−2024)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores11 (Undeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads118
Base clock speed2.748 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data40
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUAMD Radeon Vega 6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 15.59
+91.8%
Ryzen 3 5300G 8.13

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 24759
+91.8%
Ryzen 3 5300G 12912

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.59 8.13
Recency 30 October 2023 13 April 2021
Physical cores 11 4
Threads 11 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 91.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 175% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300G in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 5300G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 3 5300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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